8 h. ago Trump’s border czar defends increasing number of arrests of non

Despite the president’s pledge to aggressively pursue “the worst of the worst,” among immigrants in detention now, 47 percent have no criminal record whatsoever, and fewer than 30 percent have been convicted of crimes

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2 d. ago Two more arrests over 'attempted murder' and 'firebombing' in Edinburgh

Arrests increase to 52 as police investigate suspected gang feud.

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3 d. ago Embarrassing new video contradicts deported domestic abuser's claims he was tortured in El Salvador superjail

Kilmar Abrego Garcia alleges he was tortured in El Salvador's notorious CECOT super-prison after being removed from country as part of Donald Trump's border crackdown.

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5 d. ago Judge blocks Trump’s asylum ban at southern border saying he exceeded authority

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that an executive order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border is unlawful

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5 d. ago Judge blocks order barring asylum access at border and gives administration two weeks to appeal

A federal judge has ruled that an executive order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border is unlawful

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6 d. ago What’s in Trump’s major tax bill? Extended cuts, deportations and more

GOP’s sweeping legislation boosts wealthy, funds border wall and risks $3tn deficit before Trump’s term endsSenate Republicans on Tuesday passed Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill after spending all night voting on amendments. The bill, which the GOP has dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, now returns to the House of Representatives, which passed their version last month, ahead of a Friday deadline the president has imposed for the legislation to be on his desk.Here’s what’s in the Senate’s version of the bill: Continue reading...

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6 d. ago New Trump portrait hangs in Colorado capitol months after president’s outburst

New White House-approved painting was donated after Trump described the original as ‘purposefully distorted’Months after Donald Trump expressed strong negative opinions about a presidential portrait of him in the Colorado state capitol that he described as “purposefully distorted”, a White House-approved replacement now hangs in its place.The new portrait, which Trump reportedly demanded be printed with a golden border so it would catch the light and “glimmer”, bears a close resemblance to Trump’s official second-term photograph, which hangs in more than 1,600 federal buildings across the US and thousands more on a voluntary basis. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago What’s in Trump’s big, beautiful bill? Tax cuts, deportations and more

GOP’s sweeping legislation boosts wealthy, funds border wall and risks $3tn deficit before Trump’s term endsThe Republican-led Senate is on a final sprint to pass the one big beautiful bill, a sprawling piece of legislation that will enact Donald Trump’s tax and spending priorities. Lawmakers from both parties are offering last-minute amendments ahead of a final vote on passage that could come Tuesday, after which the legislation will return to the House of Representatives, which passed their version of the bill last month.Here’s what’s in the Senate’s version of the bill: Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Deported Maryland migrant thrown back in jail despite judge's efforts to free him

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's initial deportation became a flashpoint for the Trump administration's border security efforts after it was determined he was wrongly targeted and caught up in the raids.

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1 week ago Trump administration expands military's role at the border to the southern tip of Texas

The Department of Defense is expanding a militarized zone along the southern U.S. border where troops are authorized to detain migrants for prosecution on charges of trespassing in a national defense area

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1 week ago Maine governor scrambles to reassure Canadians that traveling to the US is safe: ‘It’s a terrifying thing going down there right now’

Canadians raised concerns Tuesday with Maine Governor Janet Mills about traveling to the US during a joint conversation with the Premier of New Brunswick, Susan Holt.

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1 week ago The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: ‘A police state’

Mike German, an ex-FBI agent, said immigration agents hiding their identities ‘highlights the illegitimacy of actions’Some wear balaclavas. Some wear neck gators, sunglasses and hats. Some wear masks and casual clothes.Across the country, armed federal immigration officers have increasingly hidden their identities while carrying out immigration raids, arresting protesters and roughing up prominent Democratic critics. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago U.S. Border Patrol is increasingly seen far from the border as Trump ramps up deportation arrests

Recent immigration arrests show on video are showing a pattern emerging: more Border Patrol agents are working away from the border

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2 w. ago Marine veteran says Border Patrol agents beat his dad, while agency says he swung trimmer at them

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran says he was shocked to see a video on social media of his father being beaten by masked U.S. Border Patrol officers as he was pinned to the ground during a weekend immigration arrest

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2 w. ago Many Americans are witnessing immigration arrests for the first time and reacting

With the Trump administration aggressively trying to increase the number of immigration arrests, raids are now being conducted at all hours and more Americans are witnessing people being hauled off

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2 w. ago Trump tears into ‘biased’ Fox News poll over approval rating of his border policies

President lashes out after survey finds just over half of voters approve of how he’s handling border issues

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2 w. ago They planned to seek asylum. Trump’s policies have left them stranded at the US

Five months after the president closed the border, many who planned to enter US legally don’t know where to turnDonald Trump’s crackdown on immigration upended lives on inauguration day when he abruptly closed the border for many who were just on the Mexican side of the border planning to cross into the US legally. Five months on, some hold on to hope, others are giving up.A family from El Salvador seeking asylum was left stranded at the border within sight of Texas only three days into the second Trump administration. A grandfather, his daughter, his niece, her husband and two of his grandchildren had done things “the right way”, by requesting one of the highly limited appointments with US Border Patrol, from the Mexican side using the Biden-era mobile phone app called CBPOne. But on January 20, Trump signed an executive order cancelling all scheduled appointments, including theirs on 23 January at noon. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Texas spent $3 billion to build 65 miles of border wall. The state has now stopped the failed project

Only eight percent of the 805 miles that the state has identified for construction are finished

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3 w. ago Ice arrests of migrants with no criminal history surging under Trump

Guardian analysis sharply contradicts president’s claim that officials are targeting ‘criminals’ for deportation from USThe federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency has exponentially increased the arrest and detention of immigrants without any criminal history since the second Trump administration took office, a data analysis by the Guardian shows.The information sharply contradicts Donald Trump’s claims the authorities are targeting “criminals” for deportation as part of his aggressive anti-immigration agenda. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Canadians said no to Trump – so why is Mark Carney pushing a Maga

If it goes ahead we will see the construction of a surveillance state that is in some ways worse than the USCanada got duped. We avoided electing an outright Trump sympathiser, but we still elected a prime minister who will align our policies with the United States. Despite all the anti-Trump rhetoric and celebration of the idea that Canada was independent and had no desire to be like the US, we are now passing Maga-inspired legislation.The newly elected Mark Carney government tabled a border bill that will give law enforcement sweeping powers in obtaining citizen’s data, and will align Canada with the US’s refugee policies. Bill C-2, or the Strong Borders Act, is presented as a border security bill. However, its reach extends beyond border applications to nearly all legislation.Erica Ifill is an economist and award-winning political columnist Continue reading...

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